Comment on DNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Adguard with DNS + local blocking is the way.
Comment on DNS-based tracker blocking vs local app-based tracker blocking,
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Adguard with DNS + local blocking is the way.
stifle867@programming.dev 11 months ago
I did this for the longest time until I realised that because AdGuard works best as a virtual VPN, it is unable to run alongside an actual VPN. Luckily my VPN (and many others) support ad blocking too.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Adguard VPN and Adguard (adblocker) can work simultaneously 😀😀😀
The only caveat is that Adguard VPN only works with their servers, so you can’t, for example, VPN to your home or work network.
stifle867@programming.dev 11 months ago
That’s not what I’m talking about. I meant to say that AdGuard on mobile (Android) runs by pretending to be a VPN in order to intercept all connections and filter the ads out of them. This works great to remove ads in apps, etc.
However, because it hooks into the VPN interface you can’t then run another VPN (for example Proton VPN) because Android only allows one VPN to run at any time.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Right. I understand that.
What i mean is that if you want to run a VPN with Adguard, then Adguard VPN is compatible.
Not ideal, I get it, but if you need to bypass geo restrictions or to keep your ISP from spying on you, then it works great.